Where does “interestingish” come from?
interestingish (English) comes from English interesting, from English interest, from Old French interest, from French intérêt, from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία — to be.
interestingish (English): Somewhat interesting
Definitions
- Somewhat interesting
Ancestry of “interestingish”, step by step
interestingish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interesting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interesting | Of concern; affecting, important; Arousing or... |
| 2 | English | interest | The price paid for obtaining, or price received... |
| 3 | Old French | interest | — |
| 4 | French | intérêt | interest; point |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 6 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 7 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |